Conan #6

Conan faces perhaps his most relentless opposition yet — on Barry Crain and Carlos Garzón's cover, the Cimmerian is completely engulfed by a writhing horde of decayed, grasping undead hands and bodies, wielding a blazing torch as his only weapon against the onslaught. The bold "Conan vs. The Living Dead!" trade dress perfectly sets the desperate, outnumbered tone for the interior story, "Tower of the Doom-Bringer," crafted by Larry Hama and artist Douglas Wheatley. A vivid 1996 Marvel entry that reminds readers why sword-and-sorcery adventure is at its most gripping when the odds are thoroughly stacked against our hero.